I got home today and planned to work on the Dark Star Project, but that didn't happen just yet today. I got distracted by 4/10/1982 Jerry Garcia. Not Jerry and John Kahn or JGB just solo Jerry. This is some amazing stuff. It makes me rather happy to hear a solo Jerome. I know of only two concerts that he played by himself. The early show and late show on 4/10/82. I have both of them. Some songs got repeated but I sure don't care. According to legend this was supposed to be the start of his first solo tour ever. After this day he ended up calling John Kahn out for the next shows. I am not sure how accurate that is. Either way these are some amazing shows.

Early Show
Deep Elem Blues
Freight Train >
Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie
Gomorrah
Dire Wolf
Little Sadie
Stagger Lee
Valerie
I've Been All Around This World
To Lay Me Down
Run For The Roses
Ripple
- Encore -
Reuben And Cherise

It is accurate. Garcia was terrified to be alone out there. Somehow the promother(John Scher if memory serves) talked him into performing a few solo shows. After the first show Garcia was pissed for being talked into something he really didn't want to do.Kahn showed up for the next show like you said. I too love these shows-Garcia on acoustic and a microphone on a bare stage=Bliss.

It is accurate. Garcia was terrified to be alone out there. Somehow the promother(John Scher if memory serves) talked him into performing a few solo shows. After the first show Garcia was pissed for being talked into something he really didn't want to do.Kahn showed up for the next show like you said. I too love these shows-Garcia on acoustic and a microphone on a bare stage=Bliss.

Maybe that's why he played a weak show on 4/11!!!! Pissed at Scher and then over-medicated himself??

I just read this portion of Garcia:An American Life......Fillmore you got it right about Jerry being pissed. Kahn was supposed to be there on the 10th but did not show, and he went out by himself with some hesitation and thought he sounded like shit.......It seems odd to me that Jerry was so nervous to be onstage by himself. By '82 he was on top of the world and could do anything he wanted.......As I am writing, I think maybe because it was not his decision is the reason he was pissed.....Either way, I love the late show.....PEace

Gotta bump this up for love of the Late show.....Givin it a listen now and what a performance. I know I posted my cover for this show somewhere, but I dunno....Highlights>>>The entire listen. Bust it out, NOW! Freakin Awesome